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Henry Lunt: biography and history of the development of Southern Utah and settling of Colonia Pacheco, Mexico

decision had been made yet to settle Cottonwood Valley (Cedar City). On Monday, February 3, while Smith was plowing and sowing wheat, Ammon, the brother of Chief Walker, assisted him in this task and expressed the desire to farm and live like the Mormons. Smith i offered to give hm seed and let him use his team and plow in order to farm. At first, he seemed highly delighted, but the heat of the sun and fatigue of labor soon made him tell a different story. The Indian said, "Ammon too lazy to work like Mormons. Ammon hunt, kill deer, get buckskins and swap to Mormons." The temperature being 70 degrees in the shade was somewhat deceiving, as they were not yet aware of the unpredictable spring weather. On Tuesday evening, February 4, "candle light," the camp was called together by President George A. Smith who supposed the house-log fever had, in a measure, abated. He expressed his desire to have the settlers start moving across the creek onto their fort lots the next day. He wrote in his journal entry of February 5: "About 89 wagons moved over on the fort plat this morning. The bustle was a lot like 'May Day' in New York." There were only about half a dozen wagons left to move. About sunset, a wolf came into the camp while one of the settlers and his wife, who were among the last to move their wagon, were in the act of catching their chickens. The wolf, no doubt, wished to share the chickens and ran up to within a rod of the woman before her husband, Ebenezer Brown, shot the animal. That night they posted a double guard for the protection of both camps. Everyone assembled on the south side of the Council House for worship service on Sunday, February 9, 1851. During the course of the meeting, President Smith gave the new settlement the name of "Louisa," in honor of a wife of Brigham Young who they said was the first woman who listened to the light and voice of revelation and yielded obedience to the seal of the covenant. The City was organized al into four wards and four Bishops were sustained--Anson C l ,First Ward; Tarlton Lewis, Second Ward; D. A. Miller, Third Ward; and Joseph L. Robinson, Fourth Ward. Smith was acknowledged as president over the Mission after which he said that future operations would be carried on under the direction of the bishops in their

decision had been made yet to settle Cottonwood Valley (Cedar City). On Monday, February 3, while Smith was plowing and sowing wheat, Ammon, the brother of Chief Walker, assisted him in this task and expressed the desire to farm and live like the Mormons. Smith i offered to give hm seed and let him use his team and plow in order to farm. At first, he seemed highly delighted, but the heat of the sun and fatigue of labor soon made him tell a different story. The Indian said, "Ammon too lazy to work like Mormons. Ammon hunt, kill deer, get buckskins and swap to Mormons." The temperature being 70 degrees in the shade was somewhat deceiving, as they were not yet aware of the unpredictable spring weather. On Tuesday evening, February 4, "candle light," the camp was called together by President George A. Smith who supposed the house-log fever had, in a measure, abated. He expressed his desire to have the settlers start moving across the creek onto their fort lots the next day. He wrote in his journal entry of February 5: "About 89 wagons moved over on the fort plat this morning. The bustle was a lot like 'May Day' in New York." There were only about half a dozen wagons left to move. About sunset, a wolf came into the camp while one of the settlers and his wife, who were among the last to move their wagon, were in the act of catching their chickens. The wolf, no doubt, wished to share the chickens and ran up to within a rod of the woman before her husband, Ebenezer Brown, shot the animal. That night they posted a double guard for the protection of both camps. Everyone assembled on the south side of the Council House for worship service on Sunday, February 9, 1851. During the course of the meeting, President Smith gave the new settlement the name of "Louisa," in honor of a wife of Brigham Young who they said was the first woman who listened to the light and voice of revelation and yielded obedience to the seal of the covenant. The City was organized al into four wards and four Bishops were sustained--Anson C l ,First Ward; Tarlton Lewis, Second Ward; D. A. Miller, Third Ward; and Joseph L. Robinson, Fourth Ward. Smith was acknowledged as president over the Mission after which he said that future operations would be carried on under the direction of the bishops in their